Tens of Thousands Military Personnel Ready to Risk Everything for Us in Florida

Tens of thousands of military personnel prepping for Hurricane Irma
USA Today
Kevin Robinson
Pensacola News Journal
September 8, 2017

All told, the National Guard Bureau has identified approximately 30,000 troops, 4,000 trucks, 100 helicopters and air evacuation crews that are standing by for Hurricane Irma support.

PENSACOLA, Fla. — As hundreds of thousands of Floridians trek north to escape Hurricane Irma, tens of thousands of military personnel are heading south to prepare for rescue and recovery efforts.

Army Lt. Col. Jamie Davis, a spokesman for the Pentagon, said Friday afternoon it was too early yet to know where and how much support Florida would need in the wake of the historic storm, but he said Department of Defense assets would be "very ready and willing to assist if called upon."

The Department of Defense reported it has identified several possible bases to serve as staging areas for post-Irma support operations on the East Coast — including Maxwell Air Force Base, Ala.; Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, N.J.; Fort A.P. Hill, Va.; Moody Air Force Base, Ga.; Fort Bragg, N.C.; and Robins Air Force Base, Ga.

“Right now, majority of this is preparation,” Davis said. “We’re identifying where bases are and ideal possible bases, but until things actually shift we can’t actually respond.”
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Please keep in mind that as these men and women ready to risk their lives to help us here in Florida, have left their own families, homes and concerns, to take care of total strangers! Please include all our responders in your prayers.

Whenever I hear a siren I pray, "Father, please watch over them!" because they are always watching over us!